Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-12-02
NOTES..

An agent of P. 7. Barnam has purchase
from WomhwelPs msnagerie, near Lyall, En-.
gland, a number of animals to replace those
destroyed in the recent fire at the winter quar-
tiers of Barnums circus.
Milton, Fla, has formed club since the
country went dry for the benefit Oft hose that
would take sugar in theirs. Parties may be-
come member. by paving into the fund of the
club SIS, $40 or SIS, as the case may be
When the whiskey arrives il is placed into
barrel. An ingenious registering clerk is at
tached which registers each mem Der drinks
until his number is out, and then renews bis
subscription.
TIE storm which was central in Dakota
Friday reached ST Paul, Mrnn.. Saturday af
ternooa and turned the light snow. which had
been falling for two days, into an incipient
hlizzard North and West the violence of the
storm gave place to a sharp decline in temper
ature A special from Mitchell. D,kota re-
ported the mercury 60 below zero there at I
o clock Saturday morning. with northwest
wind over six inches Of snow is reported
from Huron, Dakota, with high wind.
A half witted boy, named Charley Baker,
who lived near Perds, Ala, had witnessed tho
killing of the fam Y meat. S,on aftervard
he went out with his brother and sister, aged
.
his clothes covered with blood. and 10 d his
mother he had killed them They were found
nsar the sl-ughier-pen, with their throars cut
The girl was dead and the Roy barely alive
, Charley shorty a'terwari was found = {, "
; Steps from the same spot dead, with his ingn-
lar vain severed, erldenrly by hi. own h.ad
The wounded boy is mendlng slowly.
Mrs. Sarah Robertson, ho resided on Jer-
sev Heights, died Wednesday evening OF lock
jaw. Two weeks ago she slipped upon the
stairs, and falling backwards drove a hairpn
into the scalp at he back OF het head COM
pnrstively small scalp wound wa. the immedl
ate resul. and II appeared 20 trivial that Mrs.
Robertson, Who w-s picked up by lady
friend Who WAS visiting her, d,clsed ia send
for . physician. The wound seemed to heal
and the lady thought no more stsut il. Last
Tuesday, hoaever, she taken with 'io-
lent pains IN the neck, and spssms followed.
Lockjaw ensued and Mrs Robertson died
Wednesday evening.
A few nights ago Mis-. Anna G P.drstt, o
Brooklyu, dreamed that a stranger appeared
be ore her ana announced th., she had heerI
favored with beqgest Of IS. 600 from former
relative. The next dsy she read in the morn
ing newspaper a despatch stating that there
Developments IN the Thomas Bes o
estate matter, through the d lscoury .fs will.
which disposed OF the property Of s. coo, 900
in a e'Ideutiy equitable manner, 81 GOO 0OU
being given to an sunt OF the te.tator. Nsocr
{ G-e Ms. Pstg-tts mother states ths,
Nancy { Gee va. her grandmother. sad che
- nos taking steps 10 see IT she can oe,Aln her
share o. tie property,
A ter ihl- tragedy took p',ce a. M.rquei'e,
Nich., on Saturday night. IN the murder, by
Larry Flynn, Of his wife, a woman about for.
~ years old. They w.r.lring - hsrs in
South Marquette, Flynn house having hnrned
last july, with tire" Others, which he - sap.
po.ed TO have fred. Tie chopped he poor wo-
man all 10 pieces sith sharp sI-, chasing his
siItsen-ysxr-old boz sway previously With ths
same ~espon. lie arrested 'or creaiins
= disturbance in the ntishhofhood, hut uh.u
light vas taken iAio the miserable shAniy,
The woman vas foant on toe door dead, 10 .
pool Of blood FIyna IS hfty ys.r, Of sse. and
has long been known ~oTthless !:ubksrt
A correspondent Of the Richmond Dispatch
writes from Bristol Goodson: "Aeoat the l3.
a voman bv the usme Of Lou Hayes started
from here With . man by the name Of Rober
Lilly on a visit 10 some OF her friends 10
yonnt ARR, y c. Ness hss ben received
here. that she wss murdered hy Fills 81 tbs
edge o. Carol! eouat,. Va, on the evening o.
the iTth. lie shot Der through the bead. snd
then tried TO conceal bis CRIME by burning ,hs
body TIE smoke attracted aiisnton. aud
the h.dy vas discovered before 1t was eatirsl
consumed. Ana identified. TiIy 10 from P,k'
county. NJ. From I'll socounfs IL ~as terri
bic affair TIE woman, ~s. koo.n TO have
had some forty odd dollars, and IL 10 supPossc
IN s.isr's.eei~fe~e<es.ec NJ >. -